But few might know that coordinates of 58.0° N, 102.1° W and colongitude of 104° at sunrise are the designation of a lunar crater on the far side from the Earth, named in 1970 after Hakim Omar Khayyâm (1048-1123), the Iranian astronomer, mathematician, philosopher, and yes, poet par excellence.

Maragheh observatory is an ancient observatory, which was established in 1259 by Nasir al-Din al-Tusi, an Iranian scientist and astronomer. Located in the heights west of Maragheh, it was once considered one of the most prestigious observatories in the world.

By all accounts the number of special events commemorating Nowruz has proliferated worldwide in the past decade. Credit, by and large, +goes to the persistent 75 million Iranians in Iran and their transplanted counterparts now residing in every corner of the world, who have persevered to preserve their cultural heritage by adhering to their New Year's rituals.